The SIL event on 25th is a perfect compliment to every Burns Supper, Ceilidh & Dance! Also The Burns Club of London will be holding a traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Burns Statue in the gardens next to Embankment tube station at 12.30pm - a discrete affair.

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Summary of select Burns events in London:

NEW -Thursday 19 January, 7pm, SOLD OUT, Caledonian Society (Members Only), 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia, London.

NEW - Thursday 19 January, 7pm, SOLD OUT, Society of Scottish Lawyers in London, Chiswell Street Brewery, Chiswell Street, London.

Friday 20 January, 7pm, SOLD OUT, Caledonian Club Burns Supper (Members Only), 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia, London. Visit www.caledonianclub.com.

Friday 20 January, 7.15pm, Ceilidh Club Burns Ceilidh Special 1 GBP 10, The Grand Hall, Battersea Arts Centre http://www.venuesatbac.org.uk/contact.htm. What is it? 3 hours of the best fun you can imagine. Scottish Country Dancing with Attitude. Doors open at 19:15, band 20:00-23:00.

Saturday 21 January, 7pm, London Scottish (Rugby) Football Club Annual Burns Supper, GBP 35.

Saturday 21 January, 7pm – Burns Supper, The Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden Exhibition Centre, GBP 65.

Wednesday 25 January / Burns Night!, 6.30pm for 7pm 'til midnight, SOLD OUT - 250 tickets reserved in 3 days (plus 200 on back-up list)!!! Scots in London (SIL) Q1 2006 Quarterly Burns Drinks, Haggis & Entertainment Extravaganza, Lansdowne Club (Ballroom), GBP 15 (GBP 20 incl. charity donation), 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair: 'Burns Nicht as Burns would have liked it!: Pipers (The Pinstripe Highlanders), 2 top Speakers/Entertainers (Les Peters & Robin "Rab" Somerville), Acclaimed Burns Reciter (Andrew Fox), Published Poet, Opera Singers (Goldie & Grant), Fiddler (Donald Stewart), Singer, Songwriter & Pianist (Emma-Jane Thommen, Scotland's Answer to the X-Factor), Professional Photographer (Ian Macaulay), Professional Film-maker (Caroline Gardiner tbc), Scots Singer (Mairi Armstrong tbc), Amazing Private Members (Men & Women) venue in heart of Mayfair - www.lansdowneclub.com, Haggis, Neeps & Tatties, Complimentary Whyte & Mackay Whisky and Deuchars IPA on arrival. Strict dress code - jacket tie / dress up/smart. Kilt or Black tie encouraged. Unique event - drinks supper reception - not sit-down! Judge for yourself - view photos from last SIL Q4 2005 bash at the Caledonian Club: http://homepage.mac.com/eddietait/ScotsInLondon/PhotoAlbum61.html or visit www.scotsinlondon.com.

Wednesday 25 January, Albannach Scottish Bar & Restaurant, 66 Trafalgar Square, London. Burns Supper GBP 80+12.5%service.

NEW - Wednesday 25 January, 6.30-10.30pm, Scotch Malt Whisky Society Burns Whisky Tasting, SOLD OUT.

NEW - Thursday 26 January, 7pm, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Burns Supper, GBP99 (Members Only), St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place, London.

Friday 27 January, 8pm, RipeUk Burns Night Ceilidh, GBP15 Ealing.

Friday 27 January, 7.15pm - Ceilidh Club Burns Ceilidh Special 2 GBP10, Hammersmith Town Hall.

Saturday 28 January, 6pm, Burns Club of London Birthday Festival Dinner, GBP55 - A MUST FOR BURNS ENTHUSIASTS, Marble Arch Thistle Hotel.

Saturday 28th January, 7.30pm, Highlands & Islands Society Burns Supper & Ceilidh Dance from GBP12-18, Cecil Sharp House, Camden.

Saturday 28 January, 7pm, Lunnainn Albannach Burns Night, The Clachan (upstairs), 34 Kingly St, Soho.

NEW - Saturday 28 January, 7pm, Gaelic Society of London Burns Supper, GBP25, St Columba Church of Scotland, Pont Street, Knightsbridge, London. Guests will be entertained by the London Gaelic Choir.

NEW - Saturday 28 January, 7-11pm, Highbury Roundhouse Burns Night, GBP20, Ronald's Road, N5.

NEW - Friday 30 January, 7pm, London Scottish Tory Club Burns Supper, GBP75 at The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London.

Friday 3 February, 6.30pm for 7.30pm, Edinburgh University Club of London Burns Supper with dancing, GBP40(open to non-alumni), St Columba's Church Hall, Pont Street, Knightsbridge, SW1.

Friday 3 February, 7pm London Branch SNP Burns Supper & Auction, GBP43, Euston Plaza Hotel.

Saturday 4 February, Pop Ceilidh Nation, The Burns McFling Ceilidh Dancing to Modern Music in a Club Setting, Clapham Grand. The above events in more detail:

Friday 20 January, 7.15pm, Ceilidh Club Burns Ceilidh Special 1, The Grand Hall, Battersea Arts Centre http://www.venuesatbac.org.uk/contact.htm. What is it? 3 hours of the best fun you can imagine. Scottish Country Dancing with Attitude. Doors open at 19:15, band 20:00-23:00. A well priced bar is provided. Advisable to book tickets through http://www.ceilidhclub.com/bookings.htm or call SEE tickets on 0871 2200260. Tickets cost GBP10 plus a booking fee and postage or available on the door. You get GBP1 off the main price if you wear a significant amount of tartan. Burns Night Ceilidhs cost £12.50 and include a free gift. There is a caller who guides you through all the dances. No dress code. Tartan is appreciated. SIL encouraged. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any more questions.

Friday 20 January, 7pm, SOLD OUT, Caledonian Club Burns Supper (Members Only), 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia, London. Visit www.caledonianclub.com

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